2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The 2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team represented the University of Hawaii at Manoa during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Rainbow Warriors, led by sixth-year head coach Eran Ganot, played their home games at the Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. Hawaii was a member of the Big West Conference, and participated in their 9th season in that league.

2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	11–10 (9–9 Big West)
Head coach	Eran Ganot (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Chris Gerlufsen (2nd season) John Montgomery (6th season) Jabari Trotter (3rd season)
Captains	Justin Webster Casdon Jardine
Home arena	Stan Sheriff Center (Capacity: 10,300)
Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big West men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
UC Santa Barbara †	13	–	3		.813			22	–	5		.815
UC Irvine	10	–	4		.714			18	–	9		.667
UC Riverside	8	–	4		.667			14	–	8		.636
UC Davis	6	–	4		.600			10	–	8		.556
Cal State Bakersfield	9	–	7		.563			15	–	11		.577
Hawai'i	9	–	9		.500			11	–	10		.524
Cal State Fullerton	5	–	7		.417			6	–	10		.375
Cal State Northridge	5	–	9		.357			9	–	13		.409
Long Beach State	4	–	8		.333			6	–	12		.333
Cal Poly	1	–	15		.063			4	–	20		.167
UC San Diego*	0	–	0		–			7	–	10		.412
* ineligible for the 2021 NCAA tournament and 2021 Big West tournament due to transition period; Big West games not counted in standings
† 2021 Big West tournament winner

Previous season

See also: 2019–20 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors basketball team

The Rainbow Warriors finished the 2019–20 season 17–13, 8–8 in Big West play to finish fourth place. However, they were unable to play a single game in the Big West Conference tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Departures

Name	Number	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Drew Buggs	1	G	6' 3"	195	Redshirt Junior	Long Beach, California	Transferred to Missouri
Eddie Stansberry	3	G	6' 3"	190	Senior	San Francisco, California	Graduated
Jessiya Villa	4	G	5' 11"	175	Freshman	Laie, Hawaii	Transferred to Chaminade
Garrett Cason	12	F	6' 6"	200	Freshman	Fairfield, California	Departed program
Zigmars Raimo	14	F	6' 9"	225	Senior	Madona, Latvia	Graduated
Owen Hulland	15	C	7' 0"	230	Sophomore	Adelaide, Australia	Departed program
Ahmed Ali	23	G	5' 11"	170	Senior	Toronto, Ontario	Transferred to Portland
Dawson Carper	44	C	7' 0"	250	Sophomore	Colorado Springs, Colorado	Transferred to Missouri State

Incoming transfers

Name	Position	Height	Year	Hometown	Notes
Manel Ayol	F	6' 7"	Junior	Melbourne, Australia	Junior college transfer from Western Wyoming College
Noel Coleman	G	6' 1"	Sophomore	Leopoldsburg, Belgium	Transferred from San Diego
Casdon Jardine	F	6' 7"	Senior	Twin Falls, Idaho	Transferred from Utah Valley
James Jean-Marie	F/C	6' 8"	Senior	Montreal, Canada	Transferred from San Diego
JoVon McClanahan	G	5' 11"	Sophomore	Vallejo, California	Junior college transfer from Sheridan College

2020 Commitments

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Biwali Bayles G	Sydney, Australia	Basketball Australia Centre of Excellence	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Beon Riley G	San Diego, California	Cathedral Catholic High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

Media poll

The preseason poll was released on November 12, 2020. Hawaiʻi was picked to finish fourth in the Big West Conference standings.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	UC Irvine	270 (18)
2	UC Santa Barbara	254 (9)
3	UC Davis	182 (1)
4	Hawaii	165
5	UC Riverside	160
6	Long Beach State	141
7	CSU Bakersfield	117
8	CSU Northridge	102
9	Cal State Fullerton	95
10	Cal Poly	54

Preseason Big West Men's Basketball All-Conference Team

The Rainbow Warriors did not have anyone named to the preseason All-Conference Team.

Roster

2020–21 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Junior Madut 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Wyndham HS Eastern Florida State College Sydney, Australia F/C 1 James Jean-Marie 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Athlos Leadership Academy Navarro College San Diego Montreal, Canada G 2 Justin Webster (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Hargrave Military Academy Dallas, Texas G 3 Jovan McClanahan 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Salesian College Prep Sheridan College Vallejo, California G 4 Noel Coleman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Sunrise Christian Academy San Diego Leopoldsburg, Belgium F 5 Bernardo da Silva 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wasatch Academy Rio das Ostras, Brazil G 10 Beon Riley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Cathedral Catholic HS Chula Vista, California C 11 Mate Colina 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS Jr Lake Ginninderra HS Melbourne, Australia G 14 Biwali Bayles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Alexandria Park Community School Redfern, NSW, Australia F 20 Zoar Nedd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Kapolei HS Kapolei, Hawaii F 22 Casdon Jardine (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Twin Falls HS Utah Valley Twin Falls, Idaho F 23 Manel Ayol 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Notre Dame Catholic School Western Wyoming College Melbourne, Australia G/F 32 Samuta Avea (Opt-out)   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Kahuku HS Hauʻula, Hawaii G/F 42 Justin Hemsley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Damien HS Rancho Cucamonga, California G 50 Kameron Ng 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Saint Francis School Kaneohe, Hawaii	Head coach Eran Ganot (Swarthmore) Assistant coach(es) Chris Gerlufsen (Randolph–Macon) Offensive Coordinator/Guards John Montgomery (Loyola Marymount) Defensive Coordinator/Passing Coordinator/Post Players/Scouting Coordinator Jabari Trotter (Dartmouth) Wing Players/Rebounding & Transition Support staff Jesse Nakanishi (Lewis & Clark) Director of Basketball Operations Dominic Drury (Saint Mary's) Assistant Director of Basketball Operations Gibson Johnson (Hawaiʻi) Graduate Manager Jack Rydquist (San Diego State) Graduate Manager Strength and conditioning coach(es) Tanner Hull (Missouri) Assistant Strength & Conditioning Coordinator Athletic trainer(s) Lawrence Lam Assistant Athletic Trainer Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 11, 2020

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 11, 2020* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Hawaii Pacific	W 83–50	1–0	21 – Jean-Marie	11 – Jean-Marie	3 – Coleman	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 19, 2020* 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Hawaii–Hilo	W 89–66	2–0	15 – Webster	10 – Jardine	5 – Bayles	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
Big West regular season
December 27, 2020 ^[a]		Cal Poly	Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 5					Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
December 28, 2020		Cal Poly	Postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; rescheduled for February 6					Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 8, 2021 2:00 p.m., BigWest.tv		at UC Riverside	W 88–83	3–0 (1–0)	24 – Jean-Marie	7 – Madut	3 – Madut	SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
January 9, 2021 2:00 p.m., BigWest.tv		at UC Riverside	L 68–70	3–1 (1–1)	26 – Jardine	9 – Jardine	3 – McClanahan	SRC Arena  Riverside, CA
January 15, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Bakersfield	L 55–60	3–2 (1–2)	12 – Madut	10 – Madut	3 – Bayles	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 16, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal State Bakersfield	L 72–83	3–3 (1–3)	23 – Webster	3 – Tied	3 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 22, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Cal State Fullerton	L 67–83	3–4 (1–4)	20 – Webster	9 – Bayles	4 – Tied	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
January 23, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Cal State Fullerton	W 76–53	4–4 (2–4)	14 – Madut	11 – Colina	5 – McClanahan	Titan Gym  Fullerton, CA
January 29, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Irvine	L 51–53	4–5 (2–5)	14 – Jardine	6 – Jean-Marie	5 – McClanahan	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
January 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Irvine	W 62–61 ^OT	5–5 (3–5)	22 – Madut	7 – Colina	3 – Madut	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 5, 2021 ^[b] 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal Poly	W 84–68	6–5 (4–5)	20 – Webster	9 – Colina	3 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 6, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Cal Poly	W 81–64	7–5 (5–5)	20 – Jean-Marie	8 – Jardine	7 – McClanahan	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 12, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Santa Barbara	L 50–59	7–6 (5–6)	10 – Jean-Marie	6 – Colina	1 – Tied	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 13, 2021 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		UC Santa Barbara	L 74–81 ^OT	7–7 (5–7)	25 – Jardine	6 – Jardine	5 – Bayles	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 19, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Cal State Northridge	W 75–74	8–7 (6–7)	23 – Madut	7 – Jean-Marie	3 – Tied	Matadome  Northridge, CA
February 20, 2021 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Cal State Northridge	L 80–88 ^OT	8–8 (6–8)	22 – Jardine	3 – Bayles	6 – Bayles	Matadome  Northridge, CA
February 26, 2021 7:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Long Beach State	W 78–76	9–8 (7–8)	16 – Webster	7 – Hemsley	3 – McClanahan	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
February 27, 2021 5:00 p.m., Spectrum Sports		Long Beach State	W 79–76	10–8 (8–8)	20 – Jean-Marie	12 – Jean-Marie	4 – Madut	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
March 5, 2021 2:00 p.m., BigWest.tv		at UC Davis	W 73–68	11–8 (9–8)	17 – Webster	8 – Jean-Marie	4 – Tied	The Pavilion  Davis, CA
March 6, 2021 2:00p.m., BigWest.tv		at UC Davis	L 66–74	11–9 (9–9)	19 – Jean-Marie	8 – Jean-Marie	2 – Jean-Marie	The Pavilion  Davis, CA
Big West tournament
March 11, 2021 6:30 p.m., ESPN3	(6)	vs. (3) UC Riverside Quarterfinals	L 52–62	11–10	12 – Madut	8 – Jardine	3 – Tied	Michelob Ultra Arena  Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Hawaii–Aleutian Time.

Notes

1. The series was originally canceled, but later rescheduled after the UC San Diego series was canceled by mutual agreement.
2. The series against UC San Diego was cancelled by mutual agreement; thus, the Cal Poly series was rescheduled for these dates, and deemed postponed.^[3]

Source: ^[4]

References

1. Carlson, Kainoa. "Big West tournament cancelled amid Coronavirus concerns". Hawaii News Now. Retrieved August 8, 2020.
2. "Media Tab UC Irvine As Favorite in 2020-21 Men's Basketball Race". Big West Conference. Retrieved November 14, 2020.
3. "Men's Basketball Hosts Cal Poly In Rescheduled Match-Up". University of Hawaii at Manoa Athletics. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
4. "2020–21 Hawai'i Men's Basketball Schedule". Hawaiiathletics.com. Sidearm Sports. Retrieved October 21, 2020.